FG Introduces Vaccine Against Rotavirus

The Federal Government has introduced vaccine against rotavirus into routine immunisation schedule, in recognition of the magnitude of rotavirus related diarrhea disease in the country.

This has been done through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.

Dr Walter Mulombo, WHO Country Representative, Nigeria, at the launch on Monday in Abuja, said the vaccine was necessary to help curb the effect of the disease.

Mulombo said the government’s introduction of y vaccine provided the opportunity to reduce the number of children dying daily from diarrhoea disease.

A rotavirus infection usually starts within two days of exposure to the virus. Early symptoms are a fever and vomiting, followed by three to seven days of watery diarrhea.